1. dogtooth
noun. a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England.
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2. dogtooth
noun. one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars.
Synonyms
- fang
- cuspid
- tooth
- eye tooth
- canine
- canine tooth
3. dogtooth
noun. perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated.
Synonyms
- snow lily
- Erythronium grandiflorum
- dog's-tooth violet
- blonde lilian
- dogtooth violet
- fawn lily
- white dogtooth violet
- Erythronium californicum
- Erythronium americanum
- glacier lily
- European dogtooth
- genus Erythronium
- Erythronium
- Erythronium dens-canis
- liliaceous plant
- yellow adder's tongue
- trout lily
- white dog's-tooth violet
- amberbell
Example sentences of the word dogtooth
1. Coordinating conjunction
Other common species found near Suva include wahoo, yellowfin, mahi-mahi, dogtooth tuna and sailfish.
2. Adjective
The white troutlily (Erythronium albidum), also known as the dogtooth violet and the adder's tongue, belongs to the lily plant family (Liliaceae) and naturally occurs in Alabama thickets.